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Do hedgehogs have sharp prickles?
Yes. The spines are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin (structural proteins). They aren't poisonous or anything, but they are sharp.
Are hedgehogs poisinous?
No, unlike porcupines, they have hollow tubes on their back.Hedgehogs are easily recognized by their spines, which are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. Their spines are NOT poisonous or barbed and, unlike the quills of a porcupine, cannot easily be removed from the hedgehog. However, spines normally come out when a hedgehog sheds baby spines and replaces them with adult spines. This is called "guiling" When under extreme stress or during sickness, a hedgehog can also lose spines.
What animal lives in a desert but has spines?
Hedgehogs live in parts of the Sahara and have spines.
Why does the hedchog have spiks?
Hedgehogs have spines, or quills, as a defense mechanism against predators. These spines are modified hairs made of keratin, which help protect them by making them difficult and unpleasant to eat. When threatened, hedgehogs can curl into a tight ball, presenting their spiky exterior to potential threats. This adaptation has helped them survive in the wild by deterring many would-be predators.
What are hedgehogs spines made out of?
Just normal bones
What mammals have spines which protect you from predator?
Hedgehogs and porcupines do
Do pandas have spines?
If you mean spinal columns, yes pandas have them. If you mean prickly spines, such as the porcupine or hedgehogs have, the answer is no.
Why does hedgehogs have spines?
hedgehogs are mammals! and hair is what sets mammals from all animals. so yes they do fall out but they grow back. just like human hair and dogs sheding fur!
Why do hedgehog have spins?
Hedgehogs have spines to protect themselves from predators and threats, when threatened they curl into a ball with their spines sticking out.
Are hedgehogs related to porcupines?
No. Although they are both placental mammals, and both have sharp spines, porcupines are in the rodent family, but hedgehogs are not.
Why do hedgehogs have spines on their back?
to protect itself from creatures that could harm it.
What do small hedgehogs look like?
Hedgehogs are very cute and when small have a round snout and white or brown fur. They have spines on their backs.
